#One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster# We arrived at Don Muang Airport, Bangkok which is the low cost carrier airport and decided to walk to our hotel Max One House, it didn't seem too far on the map. We asked a nearby hotel security guard for directions to the correct road and he pointed up and left - we later discovered it was down and right. After getting a bit lost we stopped a taxi and the 100 Baht (£2) fare was worth it. We went out for somethi...

Angthong national marine park is an archipelago of 42 islands. Only three of which are visitable by the tourist boats. On Monday we took a trip out there, we are in low season so there were only 2 boats with around 100 people - in high season there must be half a dozen boats or more. Breakfast onboard was orange jam sandwich, tea and a banana. First stop was Koh Wau Ta Lap with swimming and snorkling for those who wanted to enjoy the soft, white sand beach and a ...

Sa wat dii ka! Hello from Thailand. Thanks for your messages, both on STA and Facebook. We've packed a lot in again this week. We are also now settled in our new hotel - Rich Resort in a livelier part of town. The hotel is attached to the Swing Bar one of the big pubs in Lamai. We are entertained with Fireshows (see new photo album on STA) on a nightly basis and beach parties on Friday and Mondays. Despite the ongoing party the hotel is quiet, clean and overall c...

We have settled in properly now and feel like we've been here for ages. The weather has picked up, 31 degrees and sunny for most of the day. Thunderstorms seem to happen from the evening through the night. We have therefore managed to get out and have some adventures. Koh Samui is an island with a hilly, jungle interior surrounded by inhabited plains and fringed with white sand, palm tree-lined beaches. Last Monday, we walked south of Lamai to the muslim village,...

A big thanks to Jean and George for taking 20 bags of clothes that we couldn't possibly have squeezed into the storage unit. Big thanks also to Chris and Kath for looking after us and helping us to get to the airport atsome God-foresaken hour. Last but not least thanks to Henry for lugging our furniture and stuff in the big move. Our last days in Britain were very hectic, moving our stuff into storage so that our tenants could move in. Hope you are settling in Jo...